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A disposable seat liner (10) that covers a shopping cart's child seat (20) that includes a cart handle (22). The liner (10) consists of a liner seat bottom (24) configured to cover the child's seating area of a shopping cart (26). A liner right side (28) and a liner left side (30) are integrally for

A disposable seat liner (10) that covers a shopping cart's child seat (20) that includes a cart handle (22). The liner (10) consists of a liner seat bottom (24) configured to cover the child's seating area of a shopping cart (26). A liner right side (28) and a liner left side (30) are integrally formed with the seat bottom and folded upward. A liner handle end (32) overlaps the cart handle (22) and is also integrally formed with the liner seat bottom (24). A liner seat back (42) jointly overlaps the cart's seat and the cart's basket upper portion, and is permanently attached with heat-sealed joints (34) to the liner right side and left side on adjacent edges, thereby forming a disposable protective cover to assure isolation from microorganisms found on the shopping cart's child seat and handle.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A disposable seat liner in combination with a shopping cart having a child seat and a cart handle which comprises: a) a liner seat bottom that is configured to cover a child's seating area of a shopping cart, b) a liner right side and a liner left side that are integral

The invention claimed is: 1. A disposable seat liner in combination with a shopping cart having a child seat and a cart handle which comprises: a) a liner seat bottom that is configured to cover a child's seating area of a shopping cart, b) a liner right side and a liner left side that are integrally formed with the seat bottom and folded upward therefrom, c) a liner handle end formed with the seat bottom and folded at an acute angle upward therefrom, wherein said liner handle end is permanently attached to said liner right side and said liner left side on adjacent edges, wherein said liner handle end further comprises a handle end pocket that is formed by overlapping the liner handle end into a U-shape and heat-sealing each contiguous lateral distal edge, thus leaving a longitudinal mating surface open to receive and retain the shopping cart's handle, and d) a liner seat back folded at an acute angle upward therefrom, wherein said liner seat back is permanently attached to said liner right side and said liner left side on adjacent edges, thereby forming a disposable protective cover to assure isolation from microorganisms found on the shopping cart's child seat and handle. 2. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 1 wherein said liner further comprises a material consisting of a thermoplastic polyurethane film having a thickness ranging from 1.0 to 4.0 mils. 3. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 2 further comprising a heat-sealed joint that attaches the liner's right side and liner left side to the liner handle end, and also attaching the liner right side and liner left side to the liner seat back. 4. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 1 wherein said liner seat bottom is configured for duplicating in mirror image the cart's child seat when the shopping cart has a seat platform hinged horizontally to an open position. 5. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 1 wherein said liner right side and liner left side is configured to have a greater height than sides of the shopping cart's child seat, which permits the liner right side and the liner left side to be lapped over the cart's seat by a child, thereby preventing the child from coming in direct contact with the shopping cart. 6. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 1 wherein said liner handle end is configured to have a width greater that the shopping cart's child seat to accommodate the handle width. 7. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 1 wherein said liner handle end is configured to have two leg cutouts in alignment with openings in the shopping cart for accommodating a child's legs. 8. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 1 wherein said liner seat back further comprises a seat back pocket that is formed by overlapping the liner seat back into a U-shape and heat-sealing each contiguous lateral distal edge, thus leaving a longitudinal mating surface open to receive and retain the shopping cart's child seat back. 9. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 1 wherein said liner seat back further having a pair of slots that are formed through the liner seat back for accommodating safety straps. 10. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 9 wherein said liner seat back further comprises a tieable restraining strap that is attached to an outer surface of the seat back on a side opposite the child's seat, with the strap aligned between the slots, thereby permitting each distal end of the restraining strap to be inserted into an adjoining slot for retaining a child by tying the tieable restraining strap around the child's waist in a knot defined as a bow. 11. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 10 wherein said tieable restraining strap that is attached to an outer surface of the seat back on a side opposite the child's seat is attached by heat-sealing. 12. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 10 wherein said tieable restraining strap further comprises a single thickness of liner material that is formed into an elongated strap. 13. The disposable seat liner as recited in claim 10 wherein said tieable restraining strap further comprises a double thickness sealed strip of liner material that is formed into an elongated strap.